FMF - Friends of Minerals Forum, discussion and message board

[James Catmur]

This was finally selected for production as LEGO(r) produced the elements needed to make it real! The Minerals Display is now 100% buildable with available bricks. All specimens have been redesigned and with legal joints (in fact some minerals - alas - had to go)

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/08ce22ca-d928-4c3b-8719-e913e7659c82
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[Peter Megaw]

Does anyone know how to get ahold of the guy/gal behind this?
Make a great exhibit for TGMS

[Matt_Zukowski]

This is super cool. Thanks for sharing.

[James Catmur]

I will see if they can sort out the crystal forms, and maybe we will get a cubic yellow Fluorite, not a cubic Rhodochrosite

[James Catmur]

Peter, try contacting Lego (r). I would love them to do some other minerals, such as Fluorite (almost any color), Galena, Japan law Quartz, etc

https://www.lego.com/en-gb/service/contact-us/topics
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My daughter is a member and will try to get the parts list. You can use it, with some color variations, to create specimens of minerals from precise localities!

A Hilton yellow Fluorite
Navajun Pyrite
Peruvian Japan law Quartz
Tri-state Galena
etc.

[Peter Megaw]

Lego says it is not official yet, so cannot be displayed until it is

[Tobi]

I have seen some Lego mineral ideas before, some time ago there was even a Lego Sweet Home Mine Rhodo in a video from Bluecapproductions :-)
As a huge fan of both Lego and minerals I just love these ideas!

[James Catmur]

Let's see if we can get the parts list and you can then build your own. Lego have said that once they have modified the design and created the instructions it will be official

[Juan Roberto Rivera]

The name of the individual you are looking for is Dario Del Frate. Here is an article about this:
https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/a4ae09b6-0d4c-4307-9da8-3ee9f3d368d6/post/08c6bc4d-3530-42f8-baa0-9b6f38a9a029

Here is his facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/dario.delfrate.12
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[Juan Roberto Rivera]

I replied below. His name is Dario Del Frate and he is in Italy.

[cascaillou]

Yeah, it's great news that Lego will finally release such a set :-)

For more geology/mineralogy related toys, here's the christmas topic I had created on mindat:

https://www.mindat.org/mesg-366323.html